The loneliness of the long distance entrepreneur
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA
President and CEO, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, another lousy golfer, terrible cook, friction fixer
Loneliness is epidemic in the US. It is the real campus scourge. It is a serious public health problem. It contributes to the "diseases of despair" that is killing Americans at a record rate. It is also a problem for the increasing numbers of the over-55 divorced.
And, to many entrepreneurs, loneliness is no stranger and is part and parcel of some entrepreneurial psychopathologies like anxiety and depression. So, if you feel isolated, removed and alone, what should you do?
10. Write something. Here are 500 words on how to write 500 words a day.
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11. Don't use social media as a substitute for face to face interaction.
12. Forgive yourself and let go of the mistakes you've made that are preventing you from connecting.
Entrepreneurship is a tag team, long distance relay race. Don't be lonely at the finish line. It's time to rejoin the lost tribe of medicine.
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs on Twitter@SoPEOfficial and Co-editor of Digital Health Entrepreneurship
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7yHaving been an entrepreneur for most of my life I would like to add reading to the list. It does not matter what you read but it is one of the best ways to unwind. Also one of the most cost effective options out there..😊
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7yWe should start a support group on facebook for lonly entrepreneurs /solopreneurs. We can spend time with each other. Lonely at the top is true to some degree but these days we have internet. It is not hard to be connected. None should be alone in this world.
CEO and Founder at Door Space Inc.
7yOne of the biggest reasons why many entrepreneurs end up feeling so isolated and alone is they are typically bootstrapping early on and on a very limited budget, meanwhile all their friends are out doing things that cost money early stage entrepreneurs just don't have. No one wants to just play board games at home anymore, and this creates a huge hurdle. You talk about fly fishing - another great example of how ignorance creeps into our advice to entrepreneurs - who has the money to go fly fishing? Unless you are one of the very very few people who lives near a suitable river, this costs hundreds to thousands of dollars and that is not in our budget. Perhaps instead of advice for what these already stressed and overwhelmed entrepreneurs need to do, we need more advice on what friends and family members of entrepreneurs can do to support us.